THE COUPLE FOUND dead in Bray this morning were parents to two children who died in a fire that broke out in a women’s refuge in 2017.
Biddy O’Brien and Jamie McGinn, in their 40s and 30s respectively, were discovered deceased at a house in Cois Cairn housing estate in Bray at around 8 am this morning.
The scene has been preserved for further technical examination and a senior investigating officer has been appointed to the case; gardai are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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Biddy and Jamie tragically lost both of their children, Holly (2) and Jordan (4), in a fire that also took the lives of Biddy’s cousin Annmarie O’Brien, who was pregnant at the time, and her young daughter Paris (2).
Biddy was left in a critical condition due to injuries sustained in the fire, and had to undergo lengthy operations as a result.
The fire happened on 8 March 2017 in an apartment on the second floor of a supported accommodation centre for women in Clondalkin, where Annemarie was resident at the time.
An inquest later determined that a tealight causing a large tv screen to catch fire was the probable cause of the fire.
The children died as a result of smoke inhalation, the inquest heard.
A forensic expert said that three fire alarms in the apartment had been dismantled with the batteries removed.
Biddy told the inquest that she and her children stayed over at the apartment in the women’s refuge that evening after being given permission to enter by a member of staff.
She said that the children went to bed at around 9pm while she and her cousin drank a box of Budweiser between them and listened to music.
Biddy suffered 70% burns as a result of the fire, and received intensive treatment at St. James’s hospital.
Jamie McGinn’s social media profiles show pictures from trips to his children’s graveside in the Springfield Cemetery in Bray, including on their birthdays.
McGinn, was jailed for 18 months in 2014 for posession of €197,000 worth of drugs.
Judge Martin Nolan noted exceptional background circumstances in the case at the time, after the court heard that McGinn had “incurred certain liabilities and was imposed upon to hold these drugs”.
Dublin People reported that McGinn had told gardaí that he had incurred a drug debt of €8000, and that he was holding the drugs to reduce his debt.
It was further reported that the loss of his children was the root of his addiction.
He plead guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply in January 2023.
Couple found dead in Bray lost their children in Clondalkin women's refuge fire in 2017
THE COUPLE FOUND dead in Bray this morning were parents to two children who died in a fire that broke out in a women’s refuge in 2017.
Biddy O’Brien and Jamie McGinn, in their 40s and 30s respectively, were discovered deceased at a house in Cois Cairn housing estate in Bray at around 8 am this morning.
The scene has been preserved for further technical examination and a senior investigating officer has been appointed to the case; gardai are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Biddy and Jamie tragically lost both of their children, Holly (2) and Jordan (4), in a fire that also took the lives of Biddy’s cousin Annmarie O’Brien, who was pregnant at the time, and her young daughter Paris (2).
Biddy was left in a critical condition due to injuries sustained in the fire, and had to undergo lengthy operations as a result.
The fire happened on 8 March 2017 in an apartment on the second floor of a supported accommodation centre for women in Clondalkin, where Annemarie was resident at the time.
An inquest later determined that a tealight causing a large tv screen to catch fire was the probable cause of the fire.
The children died as a result of smoke inhalation, the inquest heard.
A forensic expert said that three fire alarms in the apartment had been dismantled with the batteries removed.
Biddy told the inquest that she and her children stayed over at the apartment in the women’s refuge that evening after being given permission to enter by a member of staff.
She said that the children went to bed at around 9pm while she and her cousin drank a box of Budweiser between them and listened to music.
Biddy suffered 70% burns as a result of the fire, and received intensive treatment at St. James’s hospital.
Jamie McGinn’s social media profiles show pictures from trips to his children’s graveside in the Springfield Cemetery in Bray, including on their birthdays.
McGinn, was jailed for 18 months in 2014 for posession of €197,000 worth of drugs.
Judge Martin Nolan noted exceptional background circumstances in the case at the time, after the court heard that McGinn had “incurred certain liabilities and was imposed upon to hold these drugs”.
Dublin People reported that McGinn had told gardaí that he had incurred a drug debt of €8000, and that he was holding the drugs to reduce his debt.
It was further reported that the loss of his children was the root of his addiction.
He plead guilty to possession of drugs for sale or supply in January 2023.
Bray Bray deaths Clondalkin Garda Investigation October Irish